Style Copyediting
For Writing Help and Clearer Flow
Your draft may be done, but that doesn’t always mean it’s ready for publishing. Style Copyediting turns rough, uneven, or multi-author text into clear, polished, professional copy that has impact.
Style starts with Clarity Proofreading. Then two professional human editors revise your document for flow, clarity, organization, and readability, so that the final version is polished, natural, and ready to compel your audience to act.
Style Copyediting Includes:
- All features in our Clarity service.
- Rewriting for smoother flow and better readability.
- Sentence-by-sentence and paragraph-level improvements.
- Reorganization of sections when needed.
- Comments and suggestions where clarification is needed.
- Editing to major style guides, including Chicago, AP, APA, Bluebook, and AMA.
- Working to your organization’s style guide, when provided.
Style Copyediting Is a Good Fit for a Document That Is:
- Still in draft form.
- Clear in purpose but not yet polished.
- In need of writing help, not just proofreading.
- Awkward, repetitive, or uneven in places.
- Written by multiple authors but needs to have a consistent tone and style.
- Written by a non-native English speaker.
- Generated with AI and needs human revision.
Why Style Copyediting Matters
A document can be technically correct and still miss the mark. It may sound repetitive, appear unclear, or fail to guide your reader smoothly from one point to the next.
This is where Style Copyediting helps. Our editors improve the structure, wording, and flow of your document so your message comes across more clearly and professionally. They also flag passages that need more input from you, helping you stay in control of the final version.
Important Note
We accept documents for Style service in Microsoft Word and Google doc formats only. This allows us to use the “track changes” tool, so you can easily review every edit, comment, and suggestion. If you submit a Google doc, we might convert it to Word and return your doc in Word format.
We’ll Improve Your Writing for Greater Impact
When your document needs more than a final proofread, Style Copyediting gives it the writing support it needs to make a stronger impression.
Style Copyediting Example
Original
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Edited with Marks
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Final
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MS Word and Google Document Formats Only
Price Per Page
| Requested Completion Time | General Editing | Specialty Editing |
| 1 Hour | $78.00 | $97.50 |
| 6 Hours | $73.00 | $91.25 |
| 12 Hours | $68.00 | $85.00 |
| 24 to 47 Hours | $58.00 | $72.50 |
| 48 Hours or Longer | $57.00 | $71.25 |
NOTES:
- Page count is based on 500 words per page.
- All prices are listed in U.S. dollars.
- The minimum charge for any style job is $57.
- If you select more than one specialty editing type (for example, legal editing for an MSG file), a 25% surcharge will be added to the pricing listed above.
- Completion time is not guaranteed.
- Delayed jobs are billed at a lower rate, if one is available.
- Prices listed on our website may change without notice. But, once a job has been submitted, the rates in effect at the time of submission will apply.
Style Pricing for Spanish Documents
MS Word and Google Document Formats Only
Price Per Page
| Requested Completion Time | General Editing | Specialty Editing |
| 1 Hour | $84.00 | $105.00 |
| 6 Hours | $79.00 | $98.75 |
| 12 Hours | $74.00 | $92.50 |
| 24 to 47 Hours | $64.00 | $80.00 |
| 48 Hours or Longer | $63.00 | $78.75 |
NOTES:
- Page count is based on 500 words per page.
- All prices are listed in U.S. dollars.
- The minimum charge for any Spanish style job is $63.
- If you select more than one specialty editing type (for example, legal editing for an MSG file), a 25% surcharge will be added to the pricing listed above.
- Completion time is not guaranteed.
- Delayed jobs are billed at a lower rate, if one is available.
- Prices listed on our website may change without notice. But, once a job has been submitted, the rates in effect at the time of submission will apply.